13 July 2024
Organ Building Basis
Cells and tissue are supported by extracellular matrix known as the basement membrane. Study of fruit fly egg chambers (pictured) as a model system reveals that members of the ADAMTS enzyme family control the basement membrane's composition and properties that underlie organ shape
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- Image from work by Uwe Töpfer and colleagues
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; School of Science, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Image contributed and copyright held by Uwe Töpfer
- Research published in Cell Reports, July 2024
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